US and Boeing Investigators Examine Site of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash

US and Boeing Investigators Examine Site of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash
Experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and joint investigation team between the United States and South Korea check the site of a plane crash at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 31, 2024. Son Hyung-joo/Yonhap via AP
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SEOUL, South Korea—A team of U.S. investigators including representatives from Boeing on Tuesday examined the site of a plane crash that killed 179 people in South Korea while authorities were conducting safety inspections on all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines.

All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday’s crash. Video showed the aircraft, without its landing gear deployed, crash-landed on its belly and overshoot a runaway at South Korea’s southern Muan International Airport before it slammed into concrete fence and burst into a flame.